Hardware Voc Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
computer literacy | Having a current knowledge and understanding of coputers and their uses. |
computer | Electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process the data according to specified rules,produce results, and store the results for future use. |
data | Collection of unprocessed items, which can imnclude text, numbers, images, audio, and video. |
information | Processed data that conveys meaning and is useful to people. |
information processing cycle | Series of input, process, output, and storage activities performed by a computer. |
hardware | Electric, electronic, and mechanical components contained in a computer. |
input devices-example | any hardware component that allows to enter data and instructions into a computer. |
output devices-example | any hardware component that conveys informationto one or more poeple. |
storage devices-example | -hard drive: -flash drive: |
system unit | -processor -memory |
motherboard | Main cicuit board of the system unit, which has some electronic componentsattached to it and others built into it. |
communication devices | -modem |
categories of software | -application software -system software |
personal computers-desktop & notebooks | Computer that can perform all of its input, processing, output, and storageactivities by its selfand contains a processor, memory, and one or more input and output devices. and storage devices. |
mobile computers | *tablet pc *digital pen |
game consoles | |
servers | |
mainframe computers | |
supercomputers | |
embedded computers |
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Piotr Wilichowski
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